Sierra Club presents: The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative

Thursday, April 3, 7 pm
Sierra Club presents: The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative
Lora Clarke, US Conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Rita Hollings Science Center Auditorium, College of Charleston
58 Coming Street, corner of George, Charleston SC 29401
Also on Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZZ9U1GsoQmCZPmogLNJ3dQ
The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative: Marshing Forward a Regional Approach to Protection, Restoration, and Conservation of a Vital Ecosystem
Lora Clarke, US Conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts

The South Atlantic coast from North Carolina to east-central Florida harbors approximately 1 million acres of salt marshes that benefit fish, wildlife, communities, the economy and national defense. Sustaining this valuable resource in the face of persistent threats will require a concerted effort by all who depend on it. Salt marshes are wetlands that fill and drain with the tides. They protect shorelines, coastal communities, and military installations from extreme storm events and mitigate impacts such as flooding, runoff and excess nutrients that can degrade water quality. They also serve as vital habitat for many of our nation’s fish and wildlife, including those that support coastal industries and state economies. Photo by A. Johnson/Cornell Lab of Ornithology